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Wolters Kluwer H1 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2025 earnings summary30 Jul, 2025

Executive summary

  • Revenues reached €3.05 billion, up 6% in constant currencies and 5% organically, with 84% from recurring streams growing 7% organically.

  • Adjusted operating profit rose 14% in constant currencies to €865 million, with margin up 190 bps to 28.4%.

  • Diluted adjusted EPS increased 14% in constant currencies; adjusted free cash flow grew 13%.

  • Strategic focus on scaling expert solutions, cloud migration, and AI integration, with major acquisitions and divestments reshaping the portfolio.

  • Return on invested capital improved to 18.5%; net debt to EBITDA increased to 2.1x after acquisitions.

Financial highlights

  • Recurring revenues represented 84% of total, growing 7% organically; nonrecurring revenues declined 4%.

  • Recurring cloud software revenues grew 15% organically, now 21% of total revenues.

  • Adjusted operating profit reached €865 million, margin improved to 28.4%.

  • Adjusted free cash flow increased 13% in constant currencies to €505 million.

  • Interim dividend set at €0.93 per share; over €637 million of €1 billion share buyback completed.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year 2025 organic growth expected broadly in line with prior year; adjusted operating margin near top of 27.1%-27.5% range.

  • Adjusted free cash flow guidance unchanged at €1.25–1.3 billion; mid to high single digit growth in diluted adjusted EPS expected.

  • ROIC in reporting currencies expected around 18% due to adverse FX.

  • Segment outlook: Health and Tax & Accounting in line or slightly below prior year; FCC below prior year; Legal & Regulatory in line; Corporate Performance & ESG above prior year.

  • Restructuring costs forecast at €20-35 million; capex at 5.0%-6.0% of revenues.

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Wolters Kluwer N.V. offers solutions, products, and services in the areas of legal assets, healthcare, tax, accountancy, finance, risk & compliance, corporate compliance solutions; and in the areas of engineering solutions; and terminology solutions. The company primarily serves professionals in the healthcare, law enforcement, compliance and regulation, accountability and governance, risk management and compliance, and the financial services sectors. It has strategic partnerships with Bloomberg Professional Services, Thompson Reuters Corp., Henry Stewart Event Ltd., Wolters Kluwer Health Inc., and Many others. The company was formerly known as Wolters Samsom N.V. and changed its name to Wolters Kluwer N.V. in 1987.

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